Paul Hill, Ralph Wilkins and Dr. Jenifer Millard host. Damien Phillips, John Wildridge and Dustin Ruoff produce.

The Discussion:

• The ‘Wiltshire Audio Anomaly’.
• 20% off the book Vera Rubin – A Life for US listeners using url: www.hup.harvard.edu/exhibits/HX7578
• @StargazerRob’s alternative astrophotographer of the year award.
• Listeners’ emails.

 

The News:

• April Fools research papers.
• Commemorating 60 years since Yuri Gagarin’s 1st Spaceflight.
• An update on NASA’s Mars Ingenuity copter.
• Rounding up SpaceX’s metal toilet roll tube developments & explosions.
• NASA’s Artemis program update and presidential priorities for NASA.
• Cluttered & congested orbits leading to satellite collisions.

 

Moons of the Solar System:

Our show segment exploring the discovery, exploration and our knowledge of the solar system’s moons. And we move onto Jupiter’s 75 less fashionable moons.

 

Q&A:

‘How are satellite licenses awarded and by who? And can/should they make requirements of companies to make them responsible for their space junk and their impact on ground based astronomy?’  From our good friend Matt Rayment in London, UK.

 

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